Title :
Compact dual-mode antenna for body-centric wireless communications
Author_Institution :
Center for Frontier Med. Eng., Chiba Univ., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
Body-centric wireless communications (BCWCs) have recently become an active area of research because of many applications such as medical care systems, identification systems and entertainment. In this review paper, a compact dual-mode antenna for on-body and off-body communications is presented. In on-body mode, the antenna performs as an electrode which generates electric field distribution at 10 MHz. Therefore, significant low-power consumption can be realized for on-body communications. In off-body mode, the antenna radiates at the 2.45 GHz ISM band to communicate with an external device.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; biomedical communication; electrodes; BCWC; ISM band; body centric wireless communication; compact dual mode antenna radiation; electric field distribution; electrode; frequency 10 MHz; frequency 2.45 GHz; low power consumption; off-body communication; on-body communication; Antenna radiation patterns; Electrodes; Medical services; Receivers; Transmitters; Wireless communication; Body-centric wireless communications; dual-mode antenna; off-body; on-body; received voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2015 9th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lisbon
